A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

At 11,500 feet in elevation, there is no toilet in the state closer to the sky than this one.

This Old West hotel, the longest in continuous operation in the state of Arizona, is claimed to be haunted.

Out of a desire to feed hungry soldiers, a franchise-altering idea was born.

A historic Maryland home that once belonged to a man who has been called "the most insignificant" U.S. Supreme Court justice.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

A boulder so big and tough, they had to turn it into a landmark.

Once owned by the largest employer in Colorado, these ovens have been abandoned for over a century.

This open-pit mine is now an abandoned symbol of Bisbee's copper-mining heritage.

The last remains of one of the oldest and largest oak trees in the United States calls this state park home.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

Artifacts from a battleship sunk at Pearl Harbor displayed in the Capitol building of its namesake.

A late-19th century diversion canal built by hand crosses Bryce Canyon National Park and is still in use.

This mesmerizing and surreal landscape features intricate patterns of white and red sandstone.

An open-air, roadside eatery celebrating a historic indigenous cuisine of complicated significance.

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

This French cemetery houses some of the most exquisite examples of funerary art in Mexico City.

This stately clock was gifted from China's last imperial government to the people of Mexico.

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.